A former employee at a New Haven, Ind., dental practice has been accused of hacking into the practice's phones and website to spread false information that the practice had closed and the lead dentist had an alleged drug problem, according…
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Oregon dentists will become first in the nation to administer vaccinations to patients, according to local news station KATU.
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A patient is accused of driving away from a Florida dental practice pointing a gun at the staff inside the waiting room on April 30, according to NBC-2.
Two female students enrolled at the University of Texas Health San Antonio School of Dentistry filed a lawsuit April 30 against an oral and maxillofacial radiology professor they claim sexually harassed them, according to the San Antonio Express-News.
More than 450 Aspen Dental practices across the nation will offer military veterans free dental care on June 8.
Dentists and other medical providers are beginning to compete for patients who are becoming more like consumers. For some providers, this means offering online payments, and for others it means letting patients sit in massage chairs, Business Insider reports.
SmileDirectClub and Western Dental are among five dental companies making headlines.
Orange, Calif.-based Western Dental has purchased two privately owned Coast Dental offices —one in Vallejo, Calif., and another in Tracy, Calif.
Phoenix-based Desert Valley Dental was the target in a data breach that may have affected more than 7,500 patients, according to Arizona's Family.